Author Archives: Blowhard, Esq.

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About Blowhard, Esq.

Amateur, dilettante, wannabe.

Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Colonial architecture in Antigua, Guatemala. I was going to recommend the rest of this guy’s set from Antigua, but you’ll probably want to also check out his entire Flickr page.

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This is Our 1,000th Post

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: “Exposition internationale des art et techniques à Paris” (1937) by François Kollar. Thanks for reading and dropping by.

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Art Du Jour

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. “Three models dressed in Ladurée macaron colours” (1948) by Cecil Beaton

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Rouen Cathedral in Rouen, France.

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Architecture Du Jour

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Manhattan in the ’40s.

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Linkage

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: A fond remembrance of old men’s magazines. Via Spike Gomes, the basic premises of reactionary thought. Feliz Navidad from España! Iceland takes care of business. A beautiful map of the Earth’s winds. Cathy Young writes in Reason on … Continue reading →

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No Argument From Me

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Spotted at Book Soup in West Hollywood, CA.

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Art Du Jour

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. “Reception of Le Grand Condé at Versailles” (1878) by Jean-Léon Gérôme

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The Law West of the Pecos

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Click on the image to enlarge. Judge Roy Bean, known as the “Law West of the Pecos,” holding court in the town of Langtry, Texas in 1900. Pictured is the trial of a horse thief. The courthouse doubled … Continue reading →

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Sovereign Citizens & Paper Terrorism

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Time for a little hatethink, you guys! Did you hear the story about the dude in Ohio going around trying to steal peoples’ homes? He claimed the owners, some of whom were on vacation, had abandoned them and … Continue reading →

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